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InterviewDateTime

4/9/2010 17:30:00

InterviewLocation

New Orleans, LA

Venue

MobileBooth East

StorytellerA-FullName

Murrell, Eric

Relationship_OfStorytellerA

son

InterviewerA-FullName

Murrell, Harriet

Relationship_OfInterviewerA

mother

Facilitator Log

4:02 Eric remembers that he started fixing old cars up with his father as an adolescent. He saw it as an act of mentoring, generosity, faith and trust. 17:30 Eric's father has passed, but his legacy lives on in his sons and wife, who cherish his old car collection as symbols of Americana and shared family experiences. 22:00 Eric remembers a specific moment working with his father helping him tighten a bolt in one of the cars. Remembers lessons in trial and error, and colorful language. 25:00 Harriet recalls that one night during a hail storm her husband woke the family up to go stand outside with umbrellas over one of their cars so its aluminum body wouldn't dent. 31:00 They talk about the connection between a city like New Orleans, steeped in tradition, and their family wanting to preserve the past by preserving these old automobiles 36:00 Mother and son talk about their love for driving stick-shift; they enjoy the active participation' it allows.

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